A construction firm is in need of a construction superintendent whose primary responsibilities involve organizing,supervising,and inspecting the work of several subcontractors.It administers a construction-error recognition test,where an applicant enters into a shed that has been specially constructed to have 25 common and expensive errors and where he or she is asked to record as many of these problems as can be detected.What type of validation is being used?
A) Concurrent criterion-related
B) Predictive criterion-related
C) Content
D) Standard error of the measurement
E) Construct

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The validation being used in this scenario is content validation because the test is designed to measure the specific content knowledge of the applicants by asking them to identify specific construction errors. The test is not used to predict future job performance or compare applicants to a performance criterion, so concurrent or predictive criterion-related validation would not be appropriate. Similarly, because the test is measuring knowledge of specific content, it is not measuring a construct such as problem-solving ability or leadership potential, so construct validation would not be appropriate either. The standard error of measurement is a statistical concept that relates to the reliability or consistency of test scores, but it is not directly relevant to the validation process.

A Construction Firm Is in Need of a Construction Superintendent